About this episode

Melissa Sage-Bollenbach joins Brett Ballantini to discuss the White Sox's performance in the 2026 draft.

Melissa Sage-Bollenbach, reporting from the 2026 draft in Philadelphia, joined Brett Ballantini to wrap up an extremely impressive effort by the White Sox. We revisit the debate over the No. 1 overall pick (we had both settled on a player other than Roch Cholowsky), Chicago's maneuverings to land Landon Thome, note securing a first-round talent (and Grady Emerson doppelganger?) Cole Prosek at 41, and other highlights — including players taken DEEP in the draft, all the way down to Round 20. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brett Ballantini

Guest: Melissa Sage-Bollenbach

Topics covered

• 2026 draft
• Chicago White Sox
• baseball prospects
• draft analysis
• player highlights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White Sox

Places: Philadelphia

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